Brake-hanger.



W. H. KALDRIDER.- I

BRAKE HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, 1910.,

Patented Se t. 6, 1910.

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BRAKE HANGER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, 1910.

Patented: Sept. 6, 1910.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. KALDRIDER, OF HEATERS, WEST VIRGINIA.

BRAKE-HANGER.

ing the brake block and shoe therefrom.

The invention has for its primary object an improved support for a brakeblock hanger whereby the parts may be securely held together and yet becapable of being easily and quickly disassembled and assembled whenevernecessary... And the invention also has for its object an improvedreinforcing bar designed to protect the standards or brake hangercolumns of the brake against breakage from the severe shocks and strainsto which they are subjected in use.

With these and other objects in view as will more fully appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions,arrangements and combinations of the parts that I shall hereinafterfully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a railway truck embodying theimprovements of my invention; Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof; Fig. 3is a perspective view thereof on an enlarged scale; Fig. 1 is aperspective view of a portion of one of the brake hanger columns; Fig. 5is a transverse sectional view through one of said standards; and, Fig.6 is a detail section taken through the brake supporting platehereinafter specifically referred to.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and accompanying drawings by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the brake hangercolumns of a railway car truck, the same in the present instance beingformed of channeled metal, and 2 designates the upper and lower truckbeams which are passed across the upper and Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed. March 23, 1910.

Patented Sept. 6, 1910.

Serial No. 551,063.

lower ends of the columns; tie bolts 4 eX- tending through the beams andlying in the channels of the columns and also extending throughhorizontally extending upper and lower open ends 5 of the columns whichare apertured to receive said bolts.

It is well known, that owing to the excessive strains and shocks towhich brake hanger columns are subjected, they often split, and to avoidthis contingency, I have provided a reinforcing plate or bar 6. The saidbar is preferably formed with widened ends as shown and is provided withslots 7 through which the upper ends of the sidemembers of the columnproject as indicated at 8. The bar 6 is also formed with tongues 9 whichare stamped upwardly therefrom and which lie against the adjoining facesof the nuts 10 of the tie bolts 4 so as to lock the same and preventloosening.

One of the columns 1 is provided with a preferably integral laterallyextending and vertically disposed plate 11, said plate being formed withlaterally spaced apertured ears 12 designed to receive a pin 13 so as tosuspend the hangers let to which the brake block is connected. The plate11 is formed with an angular side extension 15, said extension beingrecessed in its upper edge as indicated at 16 and a slotted latch 17 isswung from a stud 18 secured to the side eX- tension 15 and is designedto lock the pin 13 in place, so as to prevent the accidental displacement thereof and the disconnection of the link or hanger.

In the operation of connecting the parts, the pin 13 is pulled inwardlythrough the recess 16 and into the apertures of the ears 12, and theangular end 13 of the pin is then swung upwardly so as to be passedentirely through the recess 16, whereupon the latch 17 is swung aroundon the stud 18 and slipped downwardly so as to entirely close the recess16, back of the angular end of the pin 13 thereby locking the pin 13 inplace and eflectually preventing the disconnection of the link, it beingof course understood that the pin 13 is passed through the eye of thelink after the latter has been positioned between the apertured ears 12.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, it will be seen that I have provided a very simple,

durable and eflicient construction of connec-.

the invention provides means for effectively reinforcing the columns ofthe truck so as to prevent them from being split or otherwise injured inuse.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 2-- l. Arailway truck embodying a brake hanger column provided with a laterallyextending plate, the plate being provided with spaced apertured earsdesigned to receive a brake hanger between them, the plate being formedwith an angularly disposed side extension and the extension being formedwith a recess in line with the apertures of the ears, a locking pinadapted to be passed through said recess into the apertures of the earsand a latch mounted on the side extension of the plate and adapted toclose the recess back of the pin.

A railway truck embodying a brake hanger column provided with alaterally extending plate, the plate being formed with apertured earsand with a side extension said extension being formed with a recess inline with the apertures of said ears, a pin adapted to extend throughsaid ears for engagement with a brake or hanger, the side extensionbeing provided with a stud, and a slotted latch movably mounted on thesaid side and adapted to close the recess back of said pin.

3. A railway truck embodying a brake hanger column provided with alaterally projecting plate, the plate being provided with apertured earsand with a side extension, the said side extension being formed in itsupper edge with a recess in line with the apertures of the ears, alocking pin provided with an angular end, adapted to be passed throughsaid recess, and swung down behind the side extension of the plate withthe main portion of the pin inserted through the ears for engagementwithabrake hanger, and a slotted plate movably mounted on the extensionand arranged to close the recess back of the pin.

4. A railway truck, embodying columns, beams, tie bolts connecting thecolumns to the beams, a reinforcing bar secured to the tie bolts andprovided at its ends with slots, the columns being formed with sidemembers which project upwardly through the slots and the bar beingformed with tongues extending upwardly therefrom and adapted to engagethe nuts with which the bolts are provided, one of said columns beingprovided with a laterally extending plate formed with spaced aperturedears designed to receive a brake hanger between them, the plate beingformed with an angularly disposed side extension, and the extensionformed with a recess in line with the apertures of the cars, a lockingpin adapted to be passed through said recess into the apertures of theears, and a latch mounted on the side extensiomof the plate and adaptedto close the recess back of the pin.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. KALDRIDER.

lVitnesses GUY I'IEATER, F. C. Snorn.

